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Remember Us The Holocaust (RUTH) Exhibit

All Day 1/12 - 6/28
LJ - Garth Family Reading Level - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Now extended through June 28, 2026!

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: LJ - Garth Family Reading Level - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Now extended through June 28, 2026!

This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

A Teen Short Story Contest 2025: Level Up

All Day 6/2 - 8/31
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Online/Virtual, Literature
Age Group:
Middle School Age, Teens

Join San Diego Public Library's 2025 A Teen Writing Contest. All teens ages 12-18 in the San Diego County area are invited to submit a short story which will be judged by a panel of SDPL librarians.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Online/Virtual, Literature
Event Details:

Join San Diego Public Library's 2025 A Teen Writing Contest. All teens ages 12-18 in the San Diego County area are invited to submit a short story which will be judged by a panel of SDPL librarians.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

In The Land of... Feminist Image Group Exhibition

All Day 6/22 - 10/12
AC - Popular Library - Fairway - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

 

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Popular Library - Fairway - Central
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Life in the Ocean Underwater Photography

All Day 6/28 - 9/25
LJ - Community Room - La Jolla/Riford at La Jolla/Riford Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Life in the Ocean: Presented by the San Diego Underwater Photographic Society

On exhibit from June 28, 2025 to September 25, 2025

Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: LJ - Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Life in the Ocean: Presented by the San Diego Underwater Photographic Society

On exhibit from June 28, 2025 to September 25, 2025

This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Table of Contents: A Community Collectors' Showcase Open Registration

All Day 7/1 - 8/30
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults


Welcoming all collectors and curiosities!


From Pokémon cards to postage stamps, we want to see your collection!

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:


Welcoming all collectors and curiosities!


From Pokémon cards to postage stamps, we want to see your collection!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Paintings by Tony Jeffreys

All Day 7/1 - 8/31
PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Local artists Tony Jeffreys current art work.

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Local artists Tony Jeffreys current art work.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Laura Green: Mountains to Sea

All Day 7/1 - 9/30
RB - Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo at Rancho Bernardo Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Laura Green’s acrylic paintings on canvas are inspired by her exploration of river trails and coastlines. Many of her paintings show figures on journeys.

Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: RB - Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Laura Green’s acrylic paintings on canvas are inspired by her exploration of river trails and coastlines. Many of her paintings show figures on journeys.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group
This event is in the "Middle School Age" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

The Wizard's Quest

All Day 7/5 - 8/31
Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Happy Summer Reading Program! As our staff were getting things ready to help everyone Level Up at Your Library, we discovered a mysterious note left in our book drop:

Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Age Group: All Ages, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

Happy Summer Reading Program! As our staff were getting things ready to help everyone Level Up at Your Library, we discovered a mysterious note left in our book drop:

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Fine Art by Rose Mizrahi

All Day 7/5 - 9/27
PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma at Point Loma/Hervey Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Contemporary abstract artist. 

Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: PO - Community Room & Park Area - Point Loma
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Contemporary abstract artist. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Artist Maggie Yang

All Day 7/17 - 9/17
RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages

Located in the Community Room and Upper Mezzanine Art Niche

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Located in the Community Room and Upper Mezzanine Art Niche

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Artist Shylaja Nanjundiah

All Day 7/17 - 9/17
RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos at Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Originally from India, Shylaja has been painting all her life. Her art reflects the joy and admiration she feels at all the beautiful things in nature.

Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos Library
Room: RP - Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Originally from India, Shylaja has been painting all her life. Her art reflects the joy and admiration she feels at all the beautiful things in nature.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Jim Houliston

All Day 7/30 - 10/1
VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Jim Houliston is an ambidextrous artist, athlete, educator and author of the world's first symmetric book, titled BIG3MMD: History’s Ambidextrous and the Benefits of Mirror Movement Development (MMD).

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Jim Houliston is an ambidextrous artist, athlete, educator and author of the world's first symmetric book, titled BIG3MMD: History’s Ambidextrous and the Benefits of Mirror Movement Development (MMD).

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Art by Cara Rodriguez

All Day 8/1 - 8/30
MV - Natasha's Room, Children's Area - Mission Valley at Mission Valley Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Cara did her own art expression through watercolor paintings and her drawings.

 

Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: MV - Natasha's Room, Children's Area - Mission Valley
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Cara did her own art expression through watercolor paintings and her drawings.

 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Uncharted Elsewhere

All Day 8/3 - 1/4
AC - Art Gallery - Central at Central Library
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Age Group:
All Ages

Uncharted Elsewhere is a mixed-media exhibition exploring the surreal complexities of contemporary life!

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: AC - Art Gallery - Central
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement, Cultural Appreciation
Event Details:

Uncharted Elsewhere is a mixed-media exhibition exploring the surreal complexities of contemporary life!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Art of Monica Miller

All Day 8/4 - 9/30
Central Library
Program Type:
Featured, Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Central Library | 2nd Floor Display

 

Persephone through Hades

A Ceramic Retelling by Monica Miller

Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Featured, Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Central Library | 2nd Floor Display

 

Persephone through Hades

A Ceramic Retelling by Monica Miller

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Silviu Nica- Polymorph

All Day 8/9 - 10/31
SDPL Virtual Branch
Program Type:
Art, Community Engagement
Age Group:
All Ages

Polymorph delves into the ever-evolving process of deconstruction and reconstruction, highlighting the deep interconnection of all living things.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: SDPL Virtual Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement
Event Details:

Polymorph delves into the ever-evolving process of deconstruction and reconstruction, highlighting the deep interconnection of all living things.

This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Preschool Storytime

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta at Tierrasanta Library
Program Type:
Community Engagement
Age Group:
Preschoolers

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Preschool Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 3-5.

Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: TS - Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: Preschoolers
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:

Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Preschool Storytime! Come and build essential early literacy skills and foster a love of reading. Designed for children ages 3-5.

This event is in the "Emerging Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Older Adults" group

Qi Gong

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
UC - Community Room - University Community at University Community Library
Program Type:
Wellness
Age Group:
Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique.

Cancelled
Library Branch: University Community Library
Room: UC - Community Room - University Community
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:

Robert Warren leads this popular qi gong class, a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, and breathing technique.

ESL with Isabel

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
MX - Performing Arts Center & Multi-Purpose Room - Valencia Park/Malcom X at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

ESL classes

Cancelled
Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: MX - Performing Arts Center & Multi-Purpose Room - Valencia Park/Malcom X
Event Details:

ESL classes

Friends of the SK Library Book Sale

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 9:30am - 5:30pm
SK - Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills at Skyline Hills Library
Program Type:
Literature
Library Branch: Skyline Hills Library
Room: SK - Multipurpose Room - Skyline Hills
Program Type: Literature
This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group

Baby & Toddler Storytime

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley at Carmel Valley Library
Program Type:
Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers

Babies and toddlers ages 0-18 months and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills.

Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: VA - Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

Babies and toddlers ages 0-18 months and their caregivers will enjoy songs, lap-sits and rhymes that foster early literacy skills.

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group

Baby Sign Storytime with Monta Briant

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
MH - Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest at Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Program Type:
Early Learning, Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities. 

Library Branch: Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library
Room: MH - Community Room - Mission Hills/Hillcrest
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Literature
Event Details:

Join us for "Sign-a-Story Circle Time" with Baby Sign Language Basics author, Monta Z. Briant. Parents learn how to use ASL signs for early communication with their babies through stories, songs, and other fun activities. 

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group
This event is in the "Elementary School Age" group

Hooray Miss Marae!

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
NP - Children's Area - North Park at North Park Library
Program Type:
Featured, Performing Arts
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age

Join us for the fun, sweet musical stylings of Hooray Miss Marae!  Singing and dancing is a great way to start your day!

Library Branch: North Park Library
Room: NP - Children's Area - North Park
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: Featured, Performing Arts
Event Details:

Join us for the fun, sweet musical stylings of Hooray Miss Marae!  Singing and dancing is a great way to start your day!

This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschoolers" group

Storytime for Toddlers & Preschoolers

Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
SC - Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery - San Carlos at San Carlos Library
Program Type:
Literature
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.  Ages 1-5.  Every Thursday. 

Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: SC - Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery - San Carlos
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:

Join us for a storytime that fosters early literacy!  Features books, songs, action rhymes, and finger plays that invite participation.  Ages 1-5.  Every Thursday.